Women's Basketball Hosts Rutgers on Tuesday at 7:00 p.m.
Cardinals look to bounce back against the Scarlet Knights
 
Monique Reid


Monique Reid

Jan. 7, 2013

Louisville, Ky. - The No. 10/15 Louisville women's basketball team will host Rutgers on Tuesday, Jan. 8 at 7:00 p.m. in the KFC Yum! Center. The game will be televised nationally on CBS Sports Network.

The Cardinals will be looking to bounce back after falling to DePaul 86-80 on Saturday in the BIG EAST opener. The Cards enter the game with an overall record of 12-3 and a league record of 0-1. Four Cardinals scored in double figures with senior Monique Reid scoring a season-high 25 points while Shoni Schimmel also scored a season-high 19 points. Overall, Schimmel leads the team in scoring with 11.9 points while dishing out 3.8 assists. Sara Hammond is second on the team in scoring with 11.6 points while leading the team in rebounding with 7.3 per game. Reid rounds out the top scorers with 10.6 points per game.

The Last Meeting
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Rutgers71OT
January 14, 2012
Piscataway, N.J.
No. 16 Louisville falls to Rutgers in OT, 71-68
Freshman Shawnta' Dyer led the Cardinals (14-4, 3-2) with a season-high 16 points.

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The Scarlet Knights enter the game with an overall record of 9-5 and 0-1 in league play. Rutgers opened the BIG EAST slate on Sunday with a 48-44 setback to St. John's at the RAC. The Scarlet Knights overcame a 15-point deficit with four minutes remaining to pull within two of the Red Storm with 15 seconds remaining. Senior Monique Oliver currently leads the Scarlet Knights with 11.1 points and 4.9 rebounds. Senior guard Erica Wheeler is the second leading scorer, averaging double figures at 10.2 points.

Fans can listen to the game on WKRD 790 or at www.GoCards.com with Matt Andrews and Adrienne Johnson calling the action.

Tomorrow's game marks the first of 4 BIG EAST GAMES featured in a special 4-Pack. 4 TICKETS FOR ONLY $20 DOLLARS. THE PACKAGE INCLUDES, RUTGERS, ST. JOHNS, GEORGETOWN AND DEPAUL. Call 502/852/5151 to order your 4-pack today. Teams that register thru the link below will receive $2 tickets by using the promo code "TEAM".
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